Guidebook for El Boalo

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Guidebook for El Boalo

Food Scene

Our favorourite restaurant in El Boalo and only a 3 minute walk from the house. Excellent no frills restaurant featuring an amazing terrace with spectacular views of La Pedriza. Very good relation quality price. Only opens in the weekends for lunch and dinner, but in july and august also on weekdays (except Monday) from 19h00 when it starts to cool down a bit and to enjoy the mountain breeze on the terrace. The specialty of the house is 'cocido montañes' (only if you are really hungry, it's a typical substantial stew for 15 eur per person, including wine and salad, for this menu you better call to reserve, as they make it the same day and in a limited quantity) and incredibly tasty meat (make sure to ask Mario, the owner, about the 7 colours of the meat) but also try the 'empanadillas de carne', the 'croquetas' and the 'setas rebozadas' and make sure to leave some space for the homemade desserts, we love the 'leche frita'. Also they serve the locally brewed beer Gabarrera.
El Refugio de Oria
14 Calle de la Peña Hoyuela
Our favorourite restaurant in El Boalo and only a 3 minute walk from the house. Excellent no frills restaurant featuring an amazing terrace with spectacular views of La Pedriza. Very good relation quality price. Only opens in the weekends for lunch and dinner, but in july and august also on weekdays (except Monday) from 19h00 when it starts to cool down a bit and to enjoy the mountain breeze on the terrace. The specialty of the house is 'cocido montañes' (only if you are really hungry, it's a typical substantial stew for 15 eur per person, including wine and salad, for this menu you better call to reserve, as they make it the same day and in a limited quantity) and incredibly tasty meat (make sure to ask Mario, the owner, about the 7 colours of the meat) but also try the 'empanadillas de carne', the 'croquetas' and the 'setas rebozadas' and make sure to leave some space for the homemade desserts, we love the 'leche frita'. Also they serve the locally brewed beer Gabarrera.
Cow meat lovers should try the famous Sierra de Guadarrama meat. And you are lucky to be very close to the butcher Raúl de Lema (inside the Suma supermarket), where the best meat of the whole Madrid region is sold. As you know you can use our kitchen or the BBQ, make sure not to miss this opportunity to cook it youself.
Carnicería Charcutería Raúl de Lema
2 C. del Charcón
Cow meat lovers should try the famous Sierra de Guadarrama meat. And you are lucky to be very close to the butcher Raúl de Lema (inside the Suma supermarket), where the best meat of the whole Madrid region is sold. As you know you can use our kitchen or the BBQ, make sure not to miss this opportunity to cook it youself.
Good place with a nice terrace on the middle of the square to have a 'aperitvo' and observe the local life of the village. When you order beer it always comes with a nice tapa for free. On a rainy day of when it's cold, inside the restaurant our favorite place is the table at the end to the right. All the food is very good (if you like lamb try it here) and during the weekend they have a good set menu.
Restaurante Asador Don Baco
7 Pl. de la Constitución
Good place with a nice terrace on the middle of the square to have a 'aperitvo' and observe the local life of the village. When you order beer it always comes with a nice tapa for free. On a rainy day of when it's cold, inside the restaurant our favorite place is the table at the end to the right. All the food is very good (if you like lamb try it here) and during the weekend they have a good set menu.
Definltely one of our favourites, because of being so cosy and authentic is Casa Agustin. On a cold day sit by the fireplace and when it's sunny or on a warm evening enjoy the outside or beautiful inner terrace. Also very nice just for a beer before lunchtime with some great free tapas or enjoy a great selection of very good toasts for a light dinner.
Casa Agustín Restaurante
4 C. de la Audiencia
Definltely one of our favourites, because of being so cosy and authentic is Casa Agustin. On a cold day sit by the fireplace and when it's sunny or on a warm evening enjoy the outside or beautiful inner terrace. Also very nice just for a beer before lunchtime with some great free tapas or enjoy a great selection of very good toasts for a light dinner.
Great authentic place for cheap and typical lunch, no frills and you won't find any tourist here. They don’t accept reservations and as it only opens in the weekend and is very popular for lunch, you might want to get there around 13.30h to wait for a table.
Restaurante Don Astuto
3 Pl. de Sta. Águeda
Great authentic place for cheap and typical lunch, no frills and you won't find any tourist here. They don’t accept reservations and as it only opens in the weekend and is very popular for lunch, you might want to get there around 13.30h to wait for a table.
Very nice traditional setting and a very good set menus. a very good alternative for lunch if you won't find a table at Don Astuto or just to have an aperitivo, they give you a great free tapa when you order a beer.
D´Puchero & Chuletón
6 Av. de los Linares
Very nice traditional setting and a very good set menus. a very good alternative for lunch if you won't find a table at Don Astuto or just to have an aperitivo, they give you a great free tapa when you order a beer.
Before lunch we recommend you the winebar Vinoteca Bouquet to have a glass of wine inside or on the terrace. Thy have excellent wines to taste and you can leave your car on an open air free parking a little but further down the road to the left.
Vinoteca Bouquet
17 Av. de los Linares
Before lunch we recommend you the winebar Vinoteca Bouquet to have a glass of wine inside or on the terrace. Thy have excellent wines to taste and you can leave your car on an open air free parking a little but further down the road to the left.
This is our favourite restaurant in the beautiful village Navacerrada. It's an old hay oft converted in a beautiful italian restaurant with great pizzas. As a starter we are addicted to the mussels in a spectacular tomatoe sauce and always end up dipping the bread to finish the sauce. Gets pretty crowded in the weekend, so you might want to reserve calling 918 56 09 12. Make sure to greet the owner on our behalf, who by the way speaks english very well.
Restaurante Rompicapo
26 Av. de Madrid
This is our favourite restaurant in the beautiful village Navacerrada. It's an old hay oft converted in a beautiful italian restaurant with great pizzas. As a starter we are addicted to the mussels in a spectacular tomatoe sauce and always end up dipping the bread to finish the sauce. Gets pretty crowded in the weekend, so you might want to reserve calling 918 56 09 12. Make sure to greet the owner on our behalf, who by the way speaks english very well.
Nice place always filled with local crowd sharing an informal dinner of 'raciones', dishes you don't order individually but several to share them.
Cara Norte
2 Pl. de los Ángeles
Nice place always filled with local crowd sharing an informal dinner of 'raciones', dishes you don't order individually but several to share them.
Good restaurant with great beef, but we normally go to this place to have a beer and tapa next to the fireplace before going elsewhere to have lunch or dinner.
Restaurante el Portillón
5 P.º de los Españoles
Good restaurant with great beef, but we normally go to this place to have a beer and tapa next to the fireplace before going elsewhere to have lunch or dinner.
No, you are not in Switzerland, but still in Spain.. We love this place for the set menus of a selecton of the best meat on the stonegrill. Very nice cosy setting with a mountain cabin feel to it and an excellent option to go for lunch or dinner after a great hike.
La Petite Raclette
6 Tr.ª de las Huertas
No, you are not in Switzerland, but still in Spain.. We love this place for the set menus of a selecton of the best meat on the stonegrill. Very nice cosy setting with a mountain cabin feel to it and an excellent option to go for lunch or dinner after a great hike.
A great option for a romantic lunch or dinner in a beautiful typical setting of an old hay loft. Prices are somewhat higher (though still ok), so we would recommend this for a candelight dinner to celebrate something. If you plan to go there, let us know so we can help you get a 30% discount making the reservation via a spanish website.
El Zaguán
2 C. de Peña Lisa
A great option for a romantic lunch or dinner in a beautiful typical setting of an old hay loft. Prices are somewhat higher (though still ok), so we would recommend this for a candelight dinner to celebrate something. If you plan to go there, let us know so we can help you get a 30% discount making the reservation via a spanish website.
Relatively new restaurant with good daily set menus, nice views and a great terrace
Restaurante La Morada de Moralzarzal Sierra De Madrid
48 C. Cañada
Relatively new restaurant with good daily set menus, nice views and a great terrace
Great value for money, very good and economic 3 course set menus (for only 12 euros wine included) at lunchtime (14h-16).
Restaurante Zalea
57 C. España
Great value for money, very good and economic 3 course set menus (for only 12 euros wine included) at lunchtime (14h-16).

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice bar with a very authentic cosy setting to have a wine, a spanish G&T or anything you'd like.
El Refugio Navacerrada
4 Av. de Madrid
Nice bar with a very authentic cosy setting to have a wine, a spanish G&T or anything you'd like.
Nice place (also to have dinner, but we prefer to have a drink after dinner) with a modern setting to have a wine, a spanish G&T or anything you'd like and in the weekend listen to live music.
El Reloj Restaurante
20 Av. de Madrid
Nice place (also to have dinner, but we prefer to have a drink after dinner) with a modern setting to have a wine, a spanish G&T or anything you'd like and in the weekend listen to live music.
If you don't want to take the car and enjoy a cocktail or beer on a walking distance of the house, this is the place to be in the weekend (opens from 22h to 5h00) and usually there is live music.
" Y Yo Que Se "
If you don't want to take the car and enjoy a cocktail or beer on a walking distance of the house, this is the place to be in the weekend (opens from 22h to 5h00) and usually there is live music.